aveia

See also: Aveia

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese avẽa, from Latin avēna (“oats”). Compare Galician avea and Spanish avena.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈvej.ɐ/ [aˈveɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈvej.a/ [aˈveɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈvɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbej.ɐ/ [ɐˈβej.ɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈvej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈve.ɐ/

Audio (Brazil (Caipira)): (file)
Hyphenation: a‧vei‧a

Noun

aveia f (plural aveias)

oats (Avena spp.)

Related terms

aveaco
aveal
aveão
avenal

Further reading

“aveia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“aveia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026